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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Tiny bubbles (not in the wine!)

Hi to all bakyard mechanics!
I have intermittent oily bubbles coming from the left corner of N°2 cylinder on my 7.3, it's the corner closest to the IP.I suppose the head gasket is leaking a bit but I was thinking of taking the valve cover off and giving the head bolt a crank to see what it does, is this a good idea or a bad one?
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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couldn't hurt if you ask me, i would check all the head bolts while i had the cover off but thats just me
 
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Thanks for your quick reply....gonna wait and see what the other replies give but I would rahter tighten do a gasket job later!
 
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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If you tighten use a torque wrench.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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Of course, I have one,will have to find the specs though!
 
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Here are the specs... 88-89 model (your engine) first step 65 ----- second step 85 ---- third step 100 - ---- fourth step 100.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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oK! Thanks, will try to do the job today.
 
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